Snizhana Bykova and her two children, Daniil and Arina, left their home in Kyiv to flee to safety in the United States.
Their American friends Anne and Jeff Munson welcomed the Bykovs into their already crowded Fitchburg home on March 6.
Six months later, the Bykovs are living on their own. They moved into a Middleton duplex in July.
The congregation at Midvale Community Lutheran Church sponsored the Bykov and Munson families and helped make this all possible.